Range Native to central and eastern North America, Massachusets to Florida, west to New Mexico, north to Alberta;.

Discussion Also known as: stiff goldenrod, stiff-leaf goldenrod, prairie goldenrod. Now rare in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; listed as endangered, threatened, or extinct from Rhode Island to Maryland. This is a deep-rooted and handsome species. There are similar species with relatively broad leaves and flat-topped clusters in eastern North America, but this is the only one with hairy stems.